Delaware § 2741 Legislative intent

Delaware Statutes

§ 2741 — Legislative intent

Delaware § 2741

JurisdictionDelaware

Title16

PartRegulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health

Ch. 27ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND STUDIES

Subch.Nondiscrimination in Access to Organ Transplantation

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Del. Code tit. 16, § 2741 (2026).

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The General Assembly finds that:

(1)A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person’s right to health care;

(2)The “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990” [42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.] prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabilities still experience discrimination in accessing critical health-care services;

(3)Individuals with mental and physical disabilities are at risk of being denied life-saving organ transplants based on assumptions that their lives are less worthy, that they are incapable of complying with post-transplant medical regimens, or that they lack adequate support systems to ensure such compliance;

(4)Although organ transplant centers must consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a pa

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The General Assembly finds that:

(1) A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person’s right to health care;

(2) The “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990” [42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.] prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabilities still experience discrimination in accessing critical health-care services;

(3) Individuals with mental and physical disabilities are at risk of being denied life-saving organ transplants based on assumptions that their lives are less worthy, that they are incapable of complying with post-transplant medical regimens, or that they lack adequate support systems to ensure such compliance;

(4) Although organ transplant centers must consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a patient is suitable to receive an organ transplant, transplant centers that participate in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal funding programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and nondiscriminatory distribution of organs; and

(5) Delaware residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.